In the 1970s, perhaps to his surprise, Elmore Leonard finally discovered what kind of writer he should be. It was a period of turmoil for him, but by the end of it he was on the way to being his era’s most admired author of crime fiction, the status he held when he died last year…
GABRIELLE DAVID is a multidisciplinary artist who is a musician, photographer, digital designer, editor, poet and writer. She is the Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, 2Leaf Press Inc. and publisher of the Black/Brown female-led 2Leaf Press in New York. David is the author of the six-part series, TRAILBLAZERS, BLACK WOMEN WHO HELPED MAKE AMERICA GREAT. (https://trailblazersblackwomen.org).